Girls' name · since 1951
Ellyce
Ellyce has 132 recorded births since 1951 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2002 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #24,095 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 132
- born since 1951
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ellyce sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 132 recorded since 1951.
Social Security Administration records show Ellyce recorded 132 times among girls since 1951, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1951 to 2012.
- #24,095 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 132 born since 1951
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ellyce ranks #24,095 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 132 born since 1951, peaking in the 2000s.
- #24,095 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 132
- born since 1951
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ellyce's 132 recorded births place it above 66.61% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Ellyce's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ellyce splits its recorded history at 2002: 60% of all births land in the more recent half, 40% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1955 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2002 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ellyce popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–2012
- Peak year (2002)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 62 years of records
Ellyce by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (65 births, 49% of the file).
2000s was Ellyce's strongest decade.
65 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Ellyce births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 18
1950s
18 births
- 1980s 7
1980s
7 births
- 1990s 21
1990s
21 births
- 2000s
2000s
65 births
- 2010s 21
2010s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 65 births (49% of all-time use).
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- Ellyce's decade-level peak was the 2000s (65 total births); usage has since declined to 21 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ellyce: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1951–2012 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Ellyce draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.